Question 1

Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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A)  an abusive and alcoholic father whose child became schizophrenic.
B)  an emotionally distant mother whose child became schizophrenic.
C)  divorced parents who had several psychotic children.
D)  a family in which relatives on both sides were psychotic.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

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A)  negative patient-doctor relationship.
B)  cost of medication.
C)  comorbidity.
D)  negative side effects.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Recent research demonstrated that many people are helped by antipsychotic drugs.
B)  Recent research indicates that many people no longer experience unpleasant side effects.
C)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were no more effective than the older drugs.
D)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were better tolerated than the older drugs.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning)  principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

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A)  more patients able to be discharged.
B)  fewer patients able to be discharged.
C)  more patients recovering from schizophrenia.
D)  fewer patients recovering from schizophrenia.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

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A)  0.01
B)  1
C)  5
D)  10E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior
B)  Early madness
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

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A)  Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists)  cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior.
B)  Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists)  decrease schizophrenic symptoms.
C)  Both a and b
D)  Neither a nor bE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

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A)  Positive
B)  Negative
C)  Disorganized
D)  CombinedE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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A)  a fugue state.
B)  multiple personality.
C)  cognitive slippage.
D)  folie à deux.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

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A)  Capgras
B)  Cotard
C)  Barlow
D)  DurandE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

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A)  variable home structure.
B)  unshared environment.
C)  environmental phenomenon.
D)  unique perceptive interpretation.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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A)  earn "tokens" for appropriate behavior.
B)  lose "tokens" for disruptive behavior.
C)  both of these
D)  neither of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

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A)  an anxiety disorder.
B)  a mood disorder.
C)  a split personality.
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

A research study involving adults with schizophrenia looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. The researchers were trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called

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A)  alogia.
B)  affective flattening.
C)  associative splitting.
D)  emotional effect syndrome.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

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A)  A familiar person is actually a double.
B)  You are a famous or important person.
C)  People are out to get you.
D)  One is actually dead.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

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A)  Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)  Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)  Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship
D)  Believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

DSM-5 includes a dimensional assessment that rates the severity of the individual's symptoms on a

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A)  0 to 4 scale.
B)  0 to 10 scale.
C)  1 to 100 scale.
D)  -10 to +10 scale.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world, and seems somewhat eccentric to others. Suddenly, he believes his dead mother is nearby. He experiences this delusion off and on for a week. After a week passes, he no longer believes his dead mother is nearby. James probably would be diagnosed with

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A)  schizoaffective disorder.
B)  schizotypal personality disorder.
C)  schizoid personality disorder.
D)  brief psychotic disorder.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

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A)  eye-tracking.
B)  dopamine sites.
C)  unusual facial features.
D)  blood type.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

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A)  viral
B)  bacterial
C)  both a and b
D)  neither a nor bE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

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Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

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A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

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Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

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The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

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Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

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According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

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The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

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Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

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Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

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Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

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DSM-5 includes a dimensional assessment that rates the severity of the individual's symptoms on a

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Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

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Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

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A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

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Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

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The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

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Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

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According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

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The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

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Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

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Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

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Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

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